Acting credits
27
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
David Mann
Acting
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Movies: 22Series: 6Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 78739
IMDb ID: nm2052942
Known for: Acting
Born: August 7, 1966
Age: 59
Place of birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2026
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.63
Wikidata: Q5237091
Also known as
데이빗 맨
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)
Biography
David Anthony Mann Sr. (born August 7, 1966) is an American actor and gospel singer who has starred in several Tyler Perry plays including I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Madea's Family Reunion, Madea's Class Reunion, Meet the Browns, What's Done in the Dark, and Madea's Farewell Play. His character Mr. (Leroy) Brown is the father of Madea's daughter Cora (played by his real life wife, Tamela Mann). He reprised his role in the Tyler Perry films Meet the Browns, Madea Goes to Jail, Madea's Big Happy Family, and A Madea Homecoming, as well as the TBS sitcom spinoff Meet the Browns. He and his wife also starred in the Bounce Network sitcom Mann and Wife. He voices Mr. Nezzer on TBN's .The VeggieTales Show. He has been married to actress/singer Tamela Mann since 1988; they were both previous members of Kirk Franklin's vocal ensemble "The Family" before working with Tyler Perry. In 2018, he and Tamela recorded a romantic soul album together called Us Against the World.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with David Mann.
Dec 18
LarryBoy
as Mr. Nezzer (voice)
2026 Movie
5.9
Madea's Destination Wedding
as Mr. Brown
2025 Movie
Truth Be Told
2023 Movie
6.8
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
as Mr. Brown
2022 Movie
7.0
Soul Santa
as Nicky / Santa
2021 Movie
10.0
WAM!: Wear A Mask!
Executive Producer
2020 Movie
7.8
Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play
as Mr. Leroy S. Brown
2020 Movie
6.0
VeggieTales: The Best Christmas Gift
as Mr. Nezzer (voice)
2019 Movie
5.3
Merry Wishmas
as Jessie Jenkins
2018 Movie
6.9
The Ultimate Life
as Hobo Joe
2013 Movie
6.8
Madea's Big Happy Family
as Brown
2011 Movie
6.5
Madea Goes to Jail
as Mr. Brown
2009 Movie
6.6
Meet the Browns
as Leroy Brown
2008 Movie
7.6
Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
as Mr. Brown
2008 Movie
5.1
Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play
as Leroy Brown
2005 Movie
6.7
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
as Mr. Leroy S. Brown
2003 Movie
Whatcha Lookin' 4
as Self
2003 Movie
10.0
The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin: Live
as Self
2002 Movie
6.9
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
as Leroy Brown
2002 Movie
6.5
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
as Leroy Brown
2002 Movie
Kirk Franklin and the Family: Live
as Self
1998 Movie
6.0
Breaking Point
as Policeman
1976 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with David Mann.
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
8.4
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
126 eps
2020 Series
4.0
The VeggieTales Show
as Mr. Nezzer (voice) • 26 eps
2019 Series
4.9
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
9.8
Mann & Wife
as Daniel Mann • 25 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
139 eps
2009 Series